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About Urumkela Village

Urumkela is a small village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 206 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urumkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urumkela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 206
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urumkela compares

By the 2011 count Urumkela is the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Urumkela

Urumkela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Urumkela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Urumkela from other places

Urumkela lies about 96 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Urumkela
Tehsil headquarters Lahunipara 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Gaganaposh 17 km
Nearest town Deogarh 38 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 96 km

Villages closest to Urumkela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lahunipara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Urumkela

As per the Census of India 2011, Urumkela village had a population of 394. That makes it the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Urumkela village has 206 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urumkela has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Urumkela is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urumkela covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urumkela falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Urumkela is Gaganaposh, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Urumkela.

Urumkela is about 96 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urumkela is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Lahunipara is about 6.1 km away. Gaganaposh is about 17 km away. Deogarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surupatla (under 2 km), Bad Tumkela (2.2 km) and San Tumkela (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Urumkela today is likely to be higher.

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